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Portsmouth FC vs Luton Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Portsmouth FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Lee Brown 37' Y
Y 45' Daniel Potts
Y 56' Alan McCormack
Y 70' James Justin
Ronan Curtis 87' Y
Y 90' Alan Sheehan

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Luton Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Matt Foley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Portsmouth FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portsmouth FC to score. At the same time, Luton Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Andrew Shinnie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portsmouth FC and Luton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 16' Jamal Lowe doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' Tom Naylor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portsmouth FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alan Sheehan made 382 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lee Brown.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 382 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 45' Daniel Potts picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Oliver Hawkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brett Pitman on 46 minute.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nathan Jones will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 60' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Anton Walkes departs to be replaced by Ben Close.
  • 65' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. James Justin gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' Christian Burgess is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan Thompson at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Collins is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 78' Luton Town FC ring the changes. Harry Cornick has done his job and it is now time for Andrew Shinnie to step up.
  • 83' Jake Jervis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Ronan Curtis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' Jake Jervis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alan McCormack on 87 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Alan Sheehan on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Luton Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. James Justin is replaced by Sonny Bradley.
  • With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenny Jackett

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC52% Draw31% Luton Town FC17%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Luton Town FC
48%
Portsmouth FC or Luton Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC32% Draw58% Luton Town FC10%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.